diff --git a/src/tools/xml_tools.py b/src/tools/xml_tools.py
index 092d66e2..03e0ec5c 100644
--- a/src/tools/xml_tools.py
+++ b/src/tools/xml_tools.py
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ def _dataFormField2XMLUIData(field):
     elif field.fieldType == 'text-single':
         widget_type = "string"
     elif field.fieldType == 'text-multi':
-        widget_type = "text"
+        widget_type = "textbox"
         widget_args[0] = u'\n'.join(field.values)
     elif field.fieldType == 'text-private':
         widget_type = "password"